Meath_Villan Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Dont ever wanna fly on a boeing 787 Did mine last year Qatar to Kuwait They grounded the fleet a few days after :-) jayyyysus lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all" I grew up reciting this in a collective monotone every day of school for 12 years...seemed perfectly normal if not boring and redundant...in retrospect, it was shamelessly unabashed indoctrination. I went to a church of England primary school and was cajoled into singing hymns about Christianity that I didn't understand. When I look back I think that although it has proved harmless in my upbringing I do feel as I would have preferred not to have to have been duped like that when I was impressionable. It feels dishonest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) I went to catholic school and it turned me into an agnostic. Edited July 27, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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legov Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I went to catholic school and it turned me into an atheist. Please expound on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted July 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2013 Intense and continuous religious exposure tends to turn one into either a zealot of a believer or an atheist, in my experience.Vague and occasional exposure tends not to breed zealotry nor does it lead to asking questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Hi peeps, not been on for ages, hope everyone is ok? People who have twins or triplets need knighting!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Intense and continuous religious exposure tends to turn one into either a zealot of a believer or an atheist, in my experience. Vague and occasional exposure tends not to breed zealotry nor does it lead to asking questions. Well, the only de-convert I know who isn't someone on VT is me. So I guess I'll have to take your word for it. I do know that I don't fit that trend though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Smoke alarms/heat thingy as well in the kitchen went off twice this morning .....have they gone off once since I got up .....have they **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2013 Hi peeps, not been on for ages, hope everyone is ok? People who have twins or triplets need knighting!!!!! Hello Wiggy! How's things? Good to see you back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) Hi peeps, not been on for ages, hope everyone is ok? People who have twins or triplets need knighting!!!!! Welcome back Wiggy: Edited July 27, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) I went to catholic school and it turned me into an atheist. Please expound on this Not much to say really.. Got old enough and realised it was all BS and just another way to control you.. Was kind of annoyed though that they made you study RE (Religious education), complete waste of time learning about made up stories.. Although the teacher was pretty hot, so not too bad Edited July 13, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Nah, I mean that you made it sound like Catholic school was the reason you left religion in the first place. I wanted to know why you thought that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Tbh I was never really into the whole religion thing, so I guess I was always an Atheist without knowing it, so by going to catholic school it was reinforced even more.. Only reason my parents sent me to that school was because it was one of the best secondary schools in East Sussex at the time.. So basically it had nothing to do with religion, they just wanted me to have the best education possible... you just had to be a catholic to get in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 We had to RE for GCSE, no choice in the matter, and we had mandatory RE classes at during our A level years, despite not choosing the subject and having better things to do with our time. Load of bolocks. But this is a country that gives creationism a space in Museums & has evangelical fuckweasels running the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 13, 2013 Administrator Share Posted July 13, 2013 Intense and continuous religious exposure tends to turn one into either a zealot of a believer or an atheist, in my experience. Vague and occasional exposure tends not to breed zealotry nor does it lead to asking questions. I was in the "vague and occasional" group when being brought up and yet I'm quite a zealot. Although it has to be said that the main focus of my zealotry is secularism. I advocate for separation of church and state. I think grown ups who believe in fairy tales largely deserve pity, but it's hard not to ridicule them. I try to stick to ridiculing their beliefs, not the person, but they don't seem to be able to tell the difference. For those who think that their religious schooling didn't affect them, do you still believe in a "some higher being"? That feeling comes from the indoctrination. As does much superstitious nonsense and thinking that things are true "because it feels right". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 well got offered a decent salary, day time hours and every sunday off ....yet part of me still says no wtf like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 **** it I took it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AVFCforever1991 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Everyone is a sellout... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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